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Lip-syncing app Wombo shows the messy, meme-laden potential of deepfakes

The Verge

One-click fakes that can be created with zero effort and expertise, by comparison, still look like those made by the Wombo app and will continue to do so for the immediate future. In the short term, at least, deepfakes are going to be obviously fabricated and instant meme-bait. Releasing the product was “an enormous joy,” he says.

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Rivian’s mega IPO is a good test of the meme stock craze

The Verge

The company’s IPO, which will net $12 billion on an $80 billion valuation, is proving to be an immensely attractive stock and is already drawing comparisons to other historic public offerings like Facebook. Which is not to say being a meme stock is a safe space to occupy. Don’t get me wrong. What a crazy year.”.

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Halo Infinite is looking a lot better in these 4K screenshots

The Verge

The graphics and visuals weren’t quite as impressive as you might expect from a next-generation game (the demo was running on a PC “that is representative of the experience that players will have on Xbox Series X”), and one vacant-looking enemy even became the infamous Craig meme. Image: 343 Industries. Full-sized image here.

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WallStreetBets donates more than $350,000 to gorilla charity to prove ‘apes together strong’

The Verge

Now, members of the financial subreddit are making good on one of their favorite memes by donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities supporting gorillas in the wild. For comparison, the charity says it usually registers 20 adoptions in a typical weekend. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images.

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Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.2 patch promises to tone down omniscient teleporting cops and pinball driving

The Verge

While the game has received a lot of criticism for being generally buggy — and, in some respects, unfinished — it does seem like CDPR is trying to address some of the most memed-on complaints. The driving experience in the game is also, uh, not very good.

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Loot is a viral social network that looks like nothing you’ve ever seen

The Verge

When I wrote in March about non-fungible tokens , or NFTs, I tried to dazzle you by rattling off some of the more impressive sales numbers from the time: $600,000 for the Nyan Cat meme, $5.8 What has happened since then has been enough to make some of those numbers look minuscule by comparison. That brings us to Dom Hofmann.

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How Nonprofits Can Tell Powerful Stories Through Data Visualization 

Allegiance Group

Add in news sites, cat videos, promo emails, memes, and podcasts, and you quickly understand why organizations struggle to attract attention. Remember, different types of data require different visualization techniques bar charts for comparisons or line charts for trends. billion pieces of content and thats on just one platform.

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